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World Champion GM Magnus Carlsen has signed the contract to defend his title according to his manager, Espen Agdestein.
The match will take place as scheduled in Sochi, Russia from November 7-28, 2014.
Both Carlsen and Agdestein are in St. Lou... | Meer lezen

GM Fabiano Caruana completed his dream tournament at the 2014 Sinquefield Cup with a repetition refusal then quick draw offer.
Unlike GM Magnus Carlsen's draw refusal in the final round of the 2013 edition, much less was riding on Caruana's brav... | Meer lezen

After eight rounds of streaks and subplots, the results calmed today in St. Louis. It didn't have to be that way.
For the first time all event, no one broke through for a win in the 2014 Sinquefield Cup. In round 9 both GM Magnus Carlsen and GM ... | Meer lezen

So GM Fabiano Caruana is human. He also happens to be a $100,000 richer human.
In the most hyped game of his budding career, Caruana went for the gusto against GM Magnus Carlsen. The game ended drawn, which stops Caruana's winning run at seven, ... | Meer lezen

GM Fabiano Caruana's rout of the world's best players at the Sinquefield Cup continued in round seven.
After GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave became a victim for the second time in the double round robin, GM Vladimir Chuchelov shook MVL's hand, shrugge... | Meer lezen

Hou Yifan of China is on the verge of winning the overall 2013-2014 Women's Grand Prix. With three rounds to go, she tops the standings of the Sharjah GP together with her compatriot Ju Wenjun.
More important, Hou Yifan is 3 points ahead of... | Meer lezen

Start counting on your other hand. GM Fabiano Caruana's run at the strongest tournament in history now stands at 6-0.
Sinquefield Cup commentator GM Ian Rogers had a request for Caruana after today's game: "At least equal the chances and give us... | Meer lezen

The 2014 Sinquefield Cup's lone "rest day" was just a clever name for most of the field. Interviews, athletics and one spectacular artistic exhibit filled the day.
What do you do if you're playing the perfect tournament? GM Fabiano Caruana began... | Meer lezen

Today in St. Louis, GM Fabiano Caruana completed his five-game first-half shutout. Also today in Japan, a high school baseball pitcher completed a 50-inning shutout.
Which was more impressive? Well, the baseball game lasted for four days; Caruan... | Meer lezen

Round four of the 2014 Sinquefield Cup produced slightly more solid play from four players, but it was just another day at the office for GM Fabiano Caruana.
By notching the day's only win, he moved to 4-0, increased his lead to two full points,... | Meer lezen

After such a great start of 5.5/6 it could hardly go wrong: GM Laurent Fressinet won the French Championship in Nimes on Thursday, finishing on 8.5/11. Second came GM Etienne Bacrot, a point behind, followed by GM Romain Edouard who... | Meer lezen

Is it a perfect start? Mathematically, yes.
GM Fabiano Caruana moved to 3-0 today by beating GM Magnus Carlsen as Black. No other player is within 1.5 points, which is the maximum possible lead after three rounds at the 2014 Sinquefield Cup.
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FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has extended the deadline for the players' contracts for the world championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand until September 7, 2014.
This was mentioned on Facebook by GM Emil Sut... | Meer lezen

The much-anticipated matchup between GM Hikaru Nakamura and GM Magnus Carlsen turned out to be the sideshow in round two of the 2014 Sinquefield Cup, hosted by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.
The two rivals drew, w... | Meer lezen

On Thursday, Hou Yifan of China came one step closer to overall victory in the 2013-2014 Women's Grand Prix Series after beating her closest rival, Humpy Koneru of India, with the black pieces.
The women's world champion needs to finish ahe... | Meer lezen

The first round of the strongest tournament in history began with a bang. Actually, many bangs. Two hours into the 2014 Sinquefield Cup, a thunderstorm roared through, and a lightning bolt struck close enough to knock out seven of the televisions ... | Meer lezen

The players' contracts for the world championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand need to be signed within a week, but Carlsen wants to postpone his decision until after the Sinquefield Cup, which starts today.
“The dead... | Meer lezen

By now, you likely know that the 2014 Sinquefield Cup will be the strongest chess tournament ever held. The average rating of 2802 FIDE ensures that the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis is the place to be the next two weeks.
GMs M... | Meer lezen

The final stage of the 2013-2014 Women's Grand Prix Series, underway in Sharjah, UAE, will answer the question whether Hou Yifan or Humpy Koneru will emerge as the overall winner.
That player will challenge the 2014 women's world ches... | Meer lezen

On Sunday. GM Hrant Melkumyan won the fourth edition of the Riga Technical University Open in Latvia. The Armenian grandmaster edged out Richard Rapport of Hungary on tiebreak after both finished on 7.5/9. Melkumyan won his first six gam... | Meer lezen

In yesterday's four-game match between GM Hikaru Nakamura and the computer Stockfish, the world's top chess engine won 3-1.
Nakamura, the world's fifth-best human, managed two draws in the four games but lost twice, both times pressing instead o... | Meer lezen

GM Laurent Fressinet has had a fabulous first half at the French Championship in Nimes. The 32-year-old grandmaster from Dax scored 5.5/6 and with five rounds to go, he is a point and a half ahead of GMs Etienne Bacrot and Matthieu Cornette.&... | Meer lezen

According to its president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, FIDE has denied a request from Magnus Carlsen to postpone his world championship match with Viswanathan Anand. Carlsen is not happy with the match taking place in November in Sochi, but Ilyumzhinov, w... | Meer lezen

GM Hrant Melkumyan of Armenia is the only player left with a perfect score at the Riga Open, a strong tournament in the Latvian capital that started right after the Tromsø Olympiad.
Top seed and local hero GM Alexei Shirov start... | Meer lezen

The four tournaments of the new FIDE Grand Prix series will be held in Baku (Azerbaijan), Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Tehran (Iran) and Moscow (Russia). Earlier today the World Chess Federation (FIDE) published the full schedule, with dates and ho... | Meer lezen

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